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Chinese Essentials
Reading Signs and Traveling
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 攝影 | photography (shèyǐng) |
| 展覽館 | exhibition hall (Zhǎnlǎn guǎn) |
| 開幕 | opening ceremony (Kāimù) |
| 愛好者 | enthusiast (Àihào zhě) |
| 拍攝 | to film / to shoot a picture (pāi shè) |
| 主題 | theme (zhǔtí) |
| 結束 | end, to finish (jié shù) |
| 消息 | xiāo xi - news, information |
| 作家 | zuò jiā - writer |
| 籍 | membership -ji |
| 茶點 | refreshments - cha dian |
| 來賓 | lái bīn - guest |
| 聯合國 | lián hé guó - United Nations |
| 舉辦 | jǔ bàn - to hold (an event) |
| 紀念 | jì niàn - to commemorate; to remember |
| 目的 | purpose mùdì |
| 慶祝 | qìng zhù - celebrate |
| 語言 | yǔyán (language) |
| 豐富 | fēngfù - abundant, rich, plentiful |
| 專題講座 | Lecture - Zhuāntí jiǎngzuò |
| 戲曲 | xì qǔ - traditional opera |
| 氣象 | qìxiàng - meteorological phenomena |
| 暴風雨 | (Bào fēng yǔ) Storm |
| 公布 | announce - gōngbù |
| 預防 | yùfáng - prevent; take precautions against |
| 市民 | Shìmín - citizen |
| 應急 | yìngjí - Emergency |
| 檢查 | jiǎnchá (to examine) |
| 屋頂 | wū dǐnɡ - roof |
| 百分之 | (Bǎi fēn zhī) percent |
| 增加 | zēng jiā - increase |
| 增長 | zēng zhǎng - increase |
| 減少 | jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 下降 | xià jiàng to decline / to drop / to fall / to go down / to decrease |
| 提高 | tí gāo - improve, increase, raise the level of |
| 公告 | gōng gào - post; announcement |
| 為了 | wèi le - in order to |
| 聯合 | lián hé - unite |
| 舉辦 | jǔ bàn - to hold (a meeting etc.); to run; to conduct |
| 屆時 | jiè shí - at that time |
| 邀請 | yāo qǐng - to invite |
| 贈送 | zèng sòng - give as a present |
| 參與者 | cān yǔ zhě - participant |
| 即日起 | jí rì qǐ - from now on |
| 額滿為止 | é mǎn wéi zhǐ - until full |
| 主辦方 | zhǔ bàn fāng - organizer;sponsor |
| 全校師生 | quán xiào shī shēng - entire school teachers and students |
| 具體活動 | jùtǐ huódòng - activity in details |
| 文化瑰寶 | wén huà guī bǎo - cultural treasure |
| 文房四寶 | wénfáng sìbǎo the four treasures of the study |
| 筆墨紙硯 | bǐ mó zhǐ yàn - writing brush, ink, paper, ink slab |
| 原訂於 | yuán dìng yú - originally scheduled for |
| 延期 | yán qī - to extend/postpone |
| 美術館 | měi shù guǎn - art gallery |
| 互相轉告 | hù xiāng zhuǎn gào - pass on the word/ information |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo - to cancel, call off |
| 更改 | gēnggǎi - change; alter |
| 大量 | dàliàng - a large number; a great quantity |
| 山水畫 | shānshuǐ huà - landscape painting |
| 花鳥畫 | huā niǎo huà - flower-and-bird painting |
| 人物畫 | rén wù huà - figure painting |
| 寫意 | xiě yì - painting focuses on capturing the spirit |
| 新冠病毒 | xīn guān bìng dú - coronavirus |
| 實體課 | shí tǐ kè - in person class |
| 線上課 | xiàn shàng kè - online class |
| 另行通知 | lìng xíng tōng zhī to notify at a different time; to notify later; to give prior notice |
| 目的 | mù dì - purpose |
| 開業 | kāiyè - open for business |
| 典禮 | diǎn lǐ - ceremony |
| 儀式 | yíshì -ceremony; rite |
| 剪綵 | jiǎncǎi - to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) |
| 週年慶 | zhōunián qìng - anniversary celebration |
| 婚嫁 | Hūnjià - marriage |
| 酬賓 | chóubīn- reward customers |
| 優惠 | yōuhuì - preferential/special, discounted (price) |
| 義賣 | yì mài - charity sale |
| 競賽 | jìngsài - competition, contest |
| 匯演 | huìyǎn -extravaganza |
| 搬遷 | bānqiān - move; transfer |
| 變更 | biàngēng change |
| 包郵 | bāoyóu - shipping included |
| 抽獎 | chōu jiǎng - raffle |
| 截止 | jiézhǐ - end, close |
| 名額有限 | míng'é yǒuxiàn- limited space |
| 諮詢 | zī xún - request information; consultant; advisory |
| 欲購從速 | yùgòu cóngsù - interested buyers act speedy please |
| 凭证 | píngzhèng - proof, evidence, certificate |
| 親自 | qīnzì - in person, personally, firsthand |
| 數量 | shùliàng - quantity, amount |
| 詳情 | xiáng qíng - detailed information |
| 特此 | tècǐ - hereby |
| 敬請光臨 | jìngjǐng guānglín - Welcome |
| 厚愛 | hòu ài - deep love |
| 回饋 | huí kuì - give back |
| 報答 | bàodá - repay |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo - to cancel, call off |
| 恕不... | shūbù - forgive us if not ... |
| 支持 | zhīchí - support |
| 過時不候 | not waiting after the deadline |
| 報名 | Bào míng to sign up; to register |
| 顧客 | gùkè - customer; client |
| 手續費 | shǒuxùfèi - processing fee |
| 均可 | jūnkě - all are ok |
| 诚征 | chéngzhēng - sincerely wanted |
| 填寫 | tiánxiě - fill in a form |
| 研討會 | yántǎohuì seminar |
| 座談會 | zuò tán huì - open discussion |
| 發佈會 | fābùhuì - press conference |
| 有意者 | yǒuyìzhě those who are interested |
| 甩賣 | shuǎi mài - fire sale |
| 茶點 | chádiǎn tea and pastries; refreshment |
| 展覽 | zhǎnlǎn - to exhibit; exhibition |
| 展品 | Zhǎn pǐn - exhibits |
| 提前 | shift to an earlier date/time |
| 取消 | qǔxiāo - to cancel; cancellation |
| 延誤 | yánwù - delay |
| 檢票 | jiǎnpiào - to check tickets |
| 售票 | shòupiāo - to sell tickets |
| 出站口 | exit; departure gate |
| 進站口 | entrance; arrival gate |
| 起飛 | to take off (in an airplane) |
| 航站樓 | hángzhànlóu - airport terminal |
| 登機口 | dēngjīkǒu - boarding gate |
| 航班 | hángbān - scheduled flight |
| 地鐵 | dìtǐ - subway |
| 列車 | lièchē - train |
| 前方 | qiánfāng - front |
| 到站 | arrival; to arrive at the station |
| 換乘 | huànchéng - to transfer (to another transportation) |
| 系 | jjì- to tie; to buckle up |
| 安全帶 | seat belt; safety belt |
| 老弱婦孺 | lǎo ruò fù rǔ - the elderly, the weak, women, and children |
| 扶手 | fúshǒu - handrail; armrest |
| 各位 | everyone |
| 乘客 | Chéngkè - passenger |
| 配合 | peihe - to coordinate |
| 請注意 | please pay attention; attention please |
| 實話 | shíhuà - truth |
| 結冰 | jiébīng - to freeze |
| 停車場 | tíngchēchǎng - parking lot |
| 關閉 | guānbì - close; shut |
| 摔倒 | shuāidǎo - to fall down |
| 滑倒 | huádǎo - to slip/fall |
| 遊客 | yóukè - tourist |
| 旅客 | lǚkè - passenger |
| 假期 | holiday; vacation |
| 游輪 | yóulún - cruise (ship) |
| 碼頭 | mǎtou - dock; pier |
| 原來 | originally |
| 改為 | to change to |
| 回程 | huíchéng - return trip |
| 領隊 | lǐngduì - group leader; tour guide |
| 下船 | xiàchuán - to get off a boat |
| 上船 | shàngchuán - to board a boat |
| 島 | dǎo - island |